861.

Jupiter at opposition Jupiter lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it slightly closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Tue, 21 Dec 2060 at 18:19 EDT (13,307 days away) in Taurus

862.

Mars at aphelion Mars passes the furthest point along its orbit from the Sun. Mon, 10 Jan 2061 at 14:12 EDT (13,327 days away) in Virgo

863.

Saturn ends retrograde motion Saturn returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Wed, 09 Feb 2061 at 14:39 EDT (13,357 days away) in Taurus

864.

Uranus enters retrograde motion Uranus reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 15 Feb 2061 at 02:21 EDT (13,363 days away) in Libra

865.

Jupiter ends retrograde motion Jupiter returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 18 Feb 2061 at 18:13 EDT (13,366 days away) in Taurus

866.

Mars enters retrograde motion Mars reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Tue, 22 Feb 2061 at 17:47 EDT (13,370 days away) in Virgo

867.

Neptune ends retrograde motion Neptune returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 26 Feb 2061 at 06:04 EDT (13,374 days away) in Taurus

868.

Mars at opposition Mars lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it closer, brighter and larger than at other times. It is also optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 02 Apr 2061 at 08:46 EDT (13,409 days away) in Virgo

869.

Mars at perigee Mars reaches its closest point to the Earth – marking the best time to observe it in 1970. Thu, 07 Apr 2061 at 09:47 EDT (13,414 days away) in Virgo

870.

Uranus at opposition Uranus lies in the opposite direction to the Sun in the sky, making it optimally positioned to be observable for much of the night. Sat, 30 Apr 2061 at 13:10 EDT (13,437 days away) in Libra

871.

Mars ends retrograde motion Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Fri, 13 May 2061 at 17:38 EDT (13,450 days away) in Virgo

872.

Neptune at solar conjunction Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 10 Jun 2061 at 17:40 EDT (13,478 days away) in Taurus

873.

Saturn at solar conjunction Saturn is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 11 Jun 2061 at 03:41 EDT (13,479 days away) in Taurus

874.

Jupiter at solar conjunction Jupiter is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 09 Jul 2061 at 04:12 EDT (13,507 days away) in Gemini

875.

Jupiter at apogee Jupiter reaches its furthest point from the Earth, as it passes around the far side of the Sun. Sun, 10 Jul 2061 at 22:56 EDT (13,508 days away) in Gemini

876.

Uranus ends retrograde motion Uranus returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition. Sat, 16 Jul 2061 at 16:28 EDT (13,514 days away) in Libra

877.

Neptune enters retrograde motion Neptune reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Sun, 25 Sep 2061 at 09:13 EDT (13,585 days away) in Taurus

878.

Saturn enters retrograde motion Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 13 Oct 2061 at 04:10 EDT (13,603 days away) in Gemini

879.

Uranus at solar conjunction Uranus is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Fri, 04 Nov 2061 at 23:17 EDT (13,625 days away) in Libra

880.

Jupiter enters retrograde motion Jupiter reverses its direction of motion across the sky. Thu, 24 Nov 2061 at 17:06 EDT (13,645 days away) in Cancer